This story is part of our ultimate guide to hiking in L.A. You can buy a print copy at the L.A. Times store. Longtime oppression and historical barriers have kept many people of color from feeling ...

On a trek through Northern England's idyllic countryside, writer Shannon Keating finds that, “queer people are natural, ...

The F Word is a series celebrating what it means to be fat — from destigmatizing the word to taking stock of the discrimination fat people face. In this installment, the group Fat Girls Hiking ...

Nearly five years ago, Luz Lituma and Adriana Garcia were hiking in the Southeast United States when they noticed a lack of representation on the trails. This sparked a simple idea: Create a ...

Running a hiking group might sound simple. Pick a trail, tell people where to meet and show up. But when your community faces real-world safety threats — and when your group is growing faster than you ...